Recognised as Colour

#AB1502

#AB1502
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AB1502 is a red with RGB values 171, 21, 2 and HSL 7°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AB1502#AB1502

HEX#AB1502

RGBrgb(171, 21, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0824, 0.0078

RGB percentages67.1%, 8.2%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(6.7, 97.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 98.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.7%, 98.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,212,034

CSS custom property--colour: #AB1502;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#54EAFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BD0015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12 Dark red · ΔE 12.7 Maroon · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 20 Crimson · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0298AB

Analogous#AB0243, #AB6902

Triadic#02AB15, #1502AB

Split complementary#02AB69, #0244AB

Tetradic#43AB02, #0298AB, #6A02AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FD8A7C

Lighter +30%#FD5D49

Lighter +20%#FC3117

Lighter +10%#DD1B03

Darker −10%#790F01

Darker −20%#460901

Darker −30%#140200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD1300

Less saturated −25%#952618

Channel breakdown

R171

G21

Red171 (67.1%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue6.75°

Saturation (HSL)97.69%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 15 · B 02

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